case Mainland China English summary

Zhang Wen v. Qixia Administrative Approval Bureau: Misused Identity in Company Registration

张文与江苏省南京市栖霞区行政审批局等工商登记纠纷上诉案

Administrative case on identity misuse in company formation, emphasizing targeted correction of erroneous registration items rather than wholesale denial of corporate personality.

Brief English Introduction

Zhang Wen frames identity theft in company registration as a problem requiring calibrated administrative relief. Even where the registration authority should correct a serious error, the court warned against using an administrative judgment to erase corporate personality more broadly than necessary.

Use It For

Use this case to separate correction of false registered particulars from dissolution, invalidity, or denial of the company’s civil-subject status.

Teaching Notes

Pair it with the formal-review readings to test how far a registration authority’s review duty should extend.